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Parties desiring to keep posted as to the m,
ceedings OF the Legislature, the first to assemh.
under the new Constitution, should subsc,;n.
Tor the FIoRrDIAN. in which will appear an el.h
crate abstract of each days proceedings.
Send ffsy cents, for three months subscrin,,o.
beginning with first issue in April law
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Tho recent speech Of Ex-senator
Jones % Dstroit was masterpiece, and
no sssns man who:reada Il oap believe that
NJ. Jones ID insane. - Waldo Advereissr.
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Our Eaaels have arrived, Come and get one
to rest yopr paintings on, Saves narrins your
walls. CueoRu q HArrr.
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WHITE EMBROIDKRED

Car Load Timothy Hay, ANAL bales, at
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METEOR0LOGICAL

Record Of Temperature at 7aUaAassss F,...,
for us past geek.
Observations taken BY ". A. RAw1s D,n.....
PhArmacistl -
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In all styles and qualities. ranging from % to o.
can be purchased at j. r. Cohen's. 1885,
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Presentnent Of the Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury of Leon county for the
Spring term of the Circuit Court for 1887 make
the following pressntment:
We have examined the various matters apper-
tanning to county on1cals. and report as follows,
cOngratulating ourselves at the same time on the
financial condition of our county
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MASONIC.

Regular meetings Of JAcr.o,
NO .: n;d q 2, asst md third HosSs,, Loos.
" WI. nansrosH. s.-~.-,
SA01tDA =. a. CHAPTER, Ns.,
oesss e iA' "a and eth zGS9ds II :ssA aosa
"a WAucaoen, sserstary. 81. q. r
4. o. q. F.
- Regular meetings of LEON Iona. N.
are held every Tsss6ey 1si.ss, ct their IodS. no
attend. THOa z "a pu rkxcarrs invited "a
Regular meetings of Aucn1A Exc
Askr No. 3 are held the 6rst and thrd TA.S S0AaP-
:irgs Of each month, ct their Lodge Room. n ks<
All Pasrarehs in good standing are in vited TO
". d. CHANcsY. &Sibs SAAnA' e. ?.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

rattling of instruments. II is unlucky TO
spill salt at the table or TO help another
20 IT, Cast some salt over your lett
shoulder and your mistake may be rec
titled. To drop your umbrella or walk
ing.stick shows that yOur mind is likely
to give way. The cuckoo remains until
it gets an avn Of barley into its throat
Thirteen at table is unlucky. He who
rises first runs most risk. Better. in such
a dilemma. TO rise all at once.
To dream Of wedding signifies
corpse. Tie grandfather of lady IN
Tynron drenmt he was at hall with his
sister, who looked well, and was in a
white dress. She went ont, saying to
him: "You will not be long IN following
me-" She died in a short time
and he died soon afterwards. II You
dream on Sunday morning you will
have a letter within a week. One
instance has reached me of per-
son seeing another sitting III chair
when the person thus seen was not at all
In the room. Brewster accounts for
similar visions by diseased condition
of the retina. Swallows building in
your caves is lucky Crickets leaving
the house is sign of death. The
culm which accumulates in the
bars Of a CRATE foretells a visitor.
The bright spark often seen on a
candle declares, if it falls, of letter
posted to you, but if it sticks 10 the side
Of the candle it denotes that it is only OK
the way to be posted. Such are the
greater pant Of my gleanings of Folk
Lore in rynron aud the neiRhborhood.
/ fear there is not much new in it, but it
may give yOu m idea Of the residuum OF
belief which still fingers ON from the
time which some people have named
4" The Ages of Faith
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
InasantIy Killed BY q Irain.

A Poughkeepsie special says Mrs An
ME O'Neil, r widow and her little family
of three children, two boys and girl,
lived Just south OF the hamlet OF Rhine
cliff She lost her husband about ten
years ago. She was janitress in one OF
the RhinecliH schools, and also went out
al days work. Her children all went 20
school regularly. Yesterday she worked
all day at the State Dock Hotel. Her
children went up 10 the hotel 10 go home
in the evening with their mother. After
her work was done her employer gave
her two new dresses for Christmas and
the little children some games and toys,
and the little family started for home at )
i. NJ. They walked along the Hudson
river railroad track. Whom within two
hundred yards of Rhincbcck station she
evidently heard freight train whichwas
approaching from the north, and stepped
of the down track on to the up track at
SOS L. NJ, lust as the fast New York oX-
press. which lett New York mt y.
NJ, came along. Micha,. burns,
the engineer Of the train, saw the
movement aud blew the engines
whistle sharply. pulled the reverse
lever over, and opened the throttle wide,
but no power on earth could save the
mother and children. She evidently
saw there was no escape, because she
had her arms round both If the little
ones. hugging them TO her closely, and
thus the engine, going at least forty
miles an hour, hit all three. All three
were instantly killed. The body of the
boy was so firmly wodgod between the
bars of the pilot that 1t was found neces-
sarv to pry 1t ont The only one Of the
family left is ii boy, aged fifteen, and he
was at the station when the bodies were
picked up. tbs grief was uncomfortable
aud the hearts of the sowowlng people
went out 10 him
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
the Germans in Samoa.

A San Francisco special says: The
steamer MaripOsa, which arrived yester-
day. brought advices from Samoa to No
yember 18th. the Apia correspondent
OF the Sydney WoluHJ HcrGid states
that the Samuans are becoming more
kecnly alive 10 the fact that the party
represented by the new King, Ia
mascse, has been made use of merely
to serve the policy of the Germans.
The whole plan OF foreign interference,
as repros nted by the German plan of
operations, is steadily raising a strong
opposition. Within fortnight after the
assembling of Parliament there were in
creased rumOrs OF dissatisfaction among
TIE chiefs. The meeting of the Legisla.
ture did not include all the most intluen'
tial men of the islands, and 1t is under.
stood that numbers OF those who at
tended it have seeded from the Covert
mcnt.
The arrival of the United States mai
of-war Adams, October 10Th, was the o.
casion Of much rejoicing to many n
Apia. The men were not permitted 10
leave the ship because of the presence Of
the German guards ana sentres along
the beach and the possibility OF cen
hict taking place. Soon after The
Adamss arrival a number OF natives IN
der ASH the fighting chief, visited the YES
sci, and after the inspection tie Samoms
assembled on the upper deck and held
dance. The correspondent states That
the Germans have expressed their annoy
ance at this circumstance, and the ma
tiyes have been virtually prohibited from
giving any more such entertainments
A collision is reported to have taken
place between American sailors and
German on the street. The officer iostled
IA sailor, who knocked hlm down.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27


WAsHINGToN, December 26.--CharleS
House. foreman OF he Richmond and
Danyille RAILROAD Companys printing
Office in this city, lives in Alexandria.
Yesterday he was walking on the railroad
near Alexandria with hls little daughter.
While standing between the north and
south tracks. absorbed in amusing the
child. the soutn-bouud limited express
struck House, knocked him on the track,
and crushed him SO that his remains
were hardly recognizable as human
body. The child was unhurt.
DowxIVGrowN, PA, December DC
Two printers, named Coyle and Gallatin,
were last evening walking on the Penn
sylyania road track near Downingtown,
when they were struck 10y train and
both fatally injured
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
High Honor Conferred.

[By Anglo-Amerlcan cable 10 the Dispatch.l
VIENNA. December 20. - Emperor
Francis Joseph, in letter which ac-
companied his Christmas Gift to Count
Andrassy, says that the present is given
in recognition Of the hospitality extend
ed to the Emperor by Count Audrsssy
dnring the military manouyres. The
gift is generally believed. however. to
have political significance, the opinion
being that the Emperor wished TO ex-
press his approval of Count Andrassy's
energetic policy. II is stated that when
the Count returned from the Berlin
Congress the Emperor wished TO raise
him to the rank OF Prince, and asked
several of the Hungarian Ministers to
try to induce him to accept the honor.
Count Andrassy, however, refused the
title and also declined to accept an order.
so that the Emperor's only way 10 honor
the Count was TO send him au autograph
letter, which is the highest Austrian
distinction.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
Tnc ZIG KAT Found.

A New London Conn special says !:
The United States steamer Enterprise,
CAPTAIN McCalla, arrived here Sunday
afternoon after successful search for
the big lumber raft abandoned toy the
Miranda oil Nantucket shoals When
the Enterprise was 1873 miles southeast
Lv south from the shoals she fell IN with
an immense number OF logs from the
RAFT proving beyond doubt that the raft
mad broken up. The steamer was among
the logs all day and part Of Friday
night. None Of the logs were dashed
together, but hoated singly, and spread
as they travelled with the tide.
The logs were not III the line OF ocean
steamships. and Captain McCalla does
NOT believe there is need of fear OF dan
cer from that source. The reyenue-cut-
Ter Grant. which was also cruising for
the raft. arrived also, but did not see
any portion OF the raft.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

GINS, although she thought his face was
ianliilar. Last evening, after thinking
oyer owe, the matter for twenty-lour hours,
. mss Alexander remembered that when
sne was waiting on her father in 81.
nmarys Hospital Higgins was nurse
mere. The lady's friends say that after
Mr.. Alexander died the daughter was in
INC habit of visiting the hospital to
cheer the sick. She bestowed charity
on both the patients and the nurses, and
probably Higgins WAS the recipient of
her favOrs.
-, Until last night Higgins still insisted
mat Miss Alexander was bis wife, but
then he said he might possibly be mis-
hNen, as her face did not look exactly
IKE that of the woman he married. Cap
tam Folk said he thought Higgins was
insane, hut at the Kings County Hospi-
tai IT was SAID that he was perfectly sane
and a good nurse. Saturday was bis day
oil. and when he left the hospital he was
quite rational.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

PORT OF NEWPORT NEWs, DECEMBER s6iss7.
by telegraph
AgurVuu
De ATllS.

DICKERSON.-Died December -. lSs7, az his
residence, 0n Twenty-nfth street between Main
aud franklin, JOSEPH DiCkERSON, In the
f0rly-eighih year ~ his age.
he wa member OF the First Baptist chur "a
froioredl, corner Broad and College streets also
OF Living star Lodge, No -, OF Good saniali-
tans, and NnsOns.
Ills funeral toOE place frOnd the aboYe-nafned
church December 18th 81 O'Clock.
New York papers please copy.
MORRISS. DIED. on the 18th Of December,
fss1. a. the residence Of his mother, Mrs q. \.
Morriss, hlCHABD G. AORRlSs, IN the thirty
eighth year Of his age.
At rest
Funeral services from li0S T. oye avenue al II
o'clock THIS Duesiay) MORNING. Friends u
the family are inylIod % attend
VILES.-Died, December 2ith, at his home, In
New York city. Mr. JOHN NlLEs, formerly a
re-ldentof Richmond
lis funeral will take place from 81 Johns
Episcopal church THIS Gtuesd9yl MORNING AZ
II O'Clock Friends and acqualntanees are in-
yited 70 attend.
WRlGHT.-Dled. Monday morning., December
90lh, al ~ o'clock, SAMUEL GORDON. infant son
II }. :. and ". A. Wright; aged niteen mouths.
The funeral will take place from Twenty
oightn-Street chapel THIS TUESDAY MORNING
Mt Il o'clock. Friends and relatives OF the family
are respectfully invited 20 asiohd without further
notice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

tDf telegraph ID INC olapal'h.i
Providence, u. J.. December o.
Captain Towey, Of the schooner ". C..
Mo-elcy, Of Boston, from Gonaiycs,
Hayti. cane into Stouington, Conn, last
night and landed Seaman Borden Man
chester OF Fall River, Mass, the sole
survivor of the Grow of the schooner
Nary =. Collins of Philadelphia. Cap
tam rorroy reports thatin htltude 30 3D.,
Longitude Il 80, while he was hoyeto in
severe gale, me- saw the schooner above
mentioned hoye-t0 and showing signals
Of distress. Although the SEA was run
ming mountains high Captain Iorrcy
launched boat and went to the relief oi
the vessel. When success, seemed almost
within reach the Mary =. Collins lurched
to starboard and sank. taking down the
captain and five of the crew. Manchcs-
ter WIS found aiioat on % plank and was
taken aboard tine Moscloy. Manchester
saws the Mary j. Collins left Norfolk
with IL cargo Of $40 tons Of coal, bound
for Somerset.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
disappointed Naids.


lie was tanned by tempest and foreign
sun. and me- was the centre Of group
Of Young ladies who insisted ON hearing
of the countries he had visited, SO he
started:
"When ] was in Rome
ooh. You have been IN Rome. How
delightful! Did you see the Cat-
combs ?"
did you see any gladiators ?
WHAT does a forum look like ?
" And the baths
"And the temples?'
"When / was in Rome ~
DO tell us about it
81 always did love Rome. ~
sit is too delightful for anything.
"Whcn ! was IN Rome, y. y, ]
caught the typhoid-feyor and nearly all
my hair came ont.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
phiI. hrmour.~ scncrone Acs.

: CIioooo enocilI NV. PM Armour.
no millionaire no,l,-narlor tr..te52 005
lrnJ.y..cLool children f. "a sunrise
,a,,v today in tbo Shame of fine most
IoyI Christmas entertainment ou re-
end Services yyer, h,li i'm the Armour
Mission. which he Inns r,ccDtlv built and
0rlow41 otanrvponsc of abont 500 600
The usual textures Of cbildrcu's Christ
mas environments having been enioved.
tla SPECTATORS were surprised AS DAYLIGHT
f.r.t O.. l,....,,...,. e.. ,l.. r..,,.,r tl, ,l.t-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
THE RICHMOND DTsPATCH-rUEsDAY, DECEMBER a. 1887

they are actusted by political motives.
They say that their aim is to secure a
dismissal OF the rector, the abolition OF
new university statues. and the release of
the students who were arrested during
the recent troubles.
Professor MendeleiefT promised to i'm
partially report the aiiar to the curator,
whereupon the project opened the doors
and the students dispersed quietly. The
students are not satisfied with Professor
Meudeleien's promise. however, and
have resolved to send a petition to the
Gar Delianow, Minister OF Public In
struction, has rendered his resignation.
1t has not been accepted, but the Gar is
with the Minister, and has
declined to grant him an audience.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
The PubIic ENecutiOmcr Of England.
fIonIou Daily New-l

James Berry, the public hangman, is'
according TO bis own declaration, "a
Conservative through and through" IN
chat regard differing from brother OF
his (of whom more anon who is, or
rather was, "a Liberal, and IA favor Of
abohshing capital Punishment" 1t viii
hardly surprise any one to learn that
his friends did not approve Of james ;
choice Of a profession. Questioned on
TINS delicate subject, he replied, mourn
fully: 1t killed my mother and
brother When Narwooi died was ap-
pointed in his place, end my brother had
married Il girl with plenty Of money, and
has pride received a blow on my appoint
ment. That WAS the cause of his death. 20
This. it appears, was the brother who
was ga Liberal and "in favor OF
abolishing capital punishment. " Alto
Vether / have buried my mother two
brothers. aud two auuts within the last
three years" has a painfully omlnous
sound
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

iBy AngiO-Ameichn cable 10 the Dlsphtcn.l
LONDON, December 26.-Ihe Oh
sercer to-day denounces the sentence
pronounced upon Daniel Doherty, the
American who shot and killed Graham,
as monstrous. Ii declares that the
Judgment OF Justice Stephens was
biased 10y the opinion he has often ex-
pressed that drunkenness increases in
stead Of lessensthe gravity of an offence,
a sentiment which mankind has pro-
nounced contrary 10 common sense.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
PATHOLOGY Ar PHILADELPHIA.
Programme for the Convention OF the
Modern Language Association.

a Philadelphia pa Telegram says
Christmas week in Philadelphia viii be
enliyened by the meeting in annual con-
vention OF the Modern Language Asso-
ton Of America at the University OF
Pennsylvania. 1t is expected that many
OF the big lights Of the 'wOrld of let
ters" will come 20 the convention.
Among those who have promised to come
ere the president OF the association,
James Russell Lowell, of Harvard Uni
yersity; Professor Marshal Elliott,
OF the Johns Hopkins University
Professor Franklin Carter, of Williams
College Professor Sylvester Primer,
Of the College of Charleston,
5. c.; James King Newton, OF
Oberlin College, Ohio; W. y. Hewett,
of Cornell University; James N. Gar
nett, Of the University oi Virginia
Calvin Thomas. Of the University OF
Michigan Bernard i. O'Connor Of
Columbia College, New York II. c. G.
Won Jagomann, Of the University OF IN
diana James \. Harrison, OF Washing
ton and Lee University OF Virginia;
Edwin $. Sheldon, Of Harvard Unlger-
sity; Professor 4. II. Tetterolf, Of
Girard College President L. Il. Magili,
Of Swnrthmore College President
James i. Rhoads, Of Bryn Mawr Col
lege, and President Isaac Sharpless, OF
Hayerford College.
The convention will he held during
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Of
this week. Provost Pepper, of the Uni
vcrsliy Of Pennsylvania. will receive IN
formally the delegates at his residence,
No. 1871 Spruce street, Tuesday night
The first session of the convention will
begin Wednesday ni1ht with tine reading
OF an essay on "lhe Place OF Modern
Literature in Education Of Oar Time ~
by Professor James Mac Alister, supcrin-
tcnlcnt If the public schools of rhila-
dolphin. after TINS reception viii he
given by the Uniyer-ityof Pennsylvania
t. the delegates III the university build
ings.
The second session viii be held Thurs
day morning, during which the follow
ing papers Will he read: THE Style of
the Anelo-Sxon Poetry by Professor
Tolman. OF Ripon College, Wisconsin
the "Modeu Language Seminary Sys-
tenn, by Professor ii. 5. White. OK Cor
nell University: " The Face in the Spa
nish Metaphor and Provorb, ~ 10y PROBES
sor Lang. of New Bedford, Mass. After
lunch Professor Primer, of the College
Of Charleston will deliver an address on
"Charleston's provincialism, and essays
on the following subjects Will be read:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

one Wan struck with q Stone snd
Tsro elsot.

Sunday afternoon serious affair oe'
CURED on Chesapeake and Ohio train
between Quinnimont aud Hinton, West
Virginia. There were number OF
roughs travelling and the train was in
charge Of two coDductors-Ne therland
and Atkins. Some Of the rougls
were Insulting to lady passengers
and the train was stopped and
the roughs were put of. A fight
ensued. IN which Conductor Netherlsnd
was knocked in the head with A stone
and Conductor Atkins shot through the
jaw. The latter returned the fro AMI
shot one Of his ASSISTANTS, wounding bin
perhaps fatally The passengers III
Joined in iustilying the conductors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

4 Brief. sad Glimpse at Twentieth
Century Household.

IT, N. H'N4 iN u'h'.
The hired GIRL had arisen from her
luxurious couch and was standing before
the dressing table IN her boudoir arrarg
ing her long, badly beaten, eold-hued
tesSCs m "a fashion which would tend to
keep them from falling too numcrously
INTO the succulcnt preparations Of the
culsinc department over which shcrei2n-
ed supreme Uponthemarble-top before
her lay apro0rammco the Coach Gentle
men and Holsters grand ball which she
had attended the evening before She
picked It mp and carelossly glanced over
The names of her partners -Iamas T..
QWuc. {. 4. j. Driver. Samuel Han
eow, Peter Hcrdic (his y marlJ, and n
dozen others who had sought her hand
IN the may evening before. Which
dld She care for the most; Suddenly
mp thc stairway a voice hoatcd softly.
She started mp. aud there WAS a strange
mcnaciug light Din her eye. Again the
words came distinctly TO her ears from
the unseen speaker below. bat she
answered not Rising from the luNuri-
GUS dIyan upon which she had thrown
hcrs,l, she waited, bat the voice did not
come again. Ten minutes later there
WIS "a knock at her door She rose and
received from liycricd page dchcatcly-
scented note. it read
Mrs Wenlthy's compliments TO Miss
de Cook, and asks if She may expect a
few moments assistance I'M tine prepare
ton of the dinner at 6?'
tuning lancuidiy to an elegantly
carved cscritoire the maid dashed of the
following and handed 1T f. the waiting
boy, who bowed and vanished.
"Niss dc Cook s compliments To Mrs.
Wealthy and thlncks Sire Is tu ircch And
a-hln more than the contrlk Gals for.
"But Will give Mrs. Wealthy audicuse
At 5:5s and Consult and advise regardiud
The repa-t though Miss de Cook Us much
To ougweed to assist IN prcparin 1t.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

LoypoN. December 26.-Advices from
Massowah say that the British mission to
Abyssinia was unsuccessful IN Its efforts
10 induce King John TO sue for peace and
that the Italians are jubilant over tine
failure. During the journey the mission
WAS harassed by the kasalula. The
members will sail for Cairo on the next
mai steamer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

IBy Telegraph 10 INC UlspuIch.I
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December o.
Ernest Il. Mayer and Henry Rohr, dry
goods and novelty firm in this city, do
ing business under the title OF "Bon
March4," will make NH assignment to-
morrow. The liabilities are estimated
at $4,000 OF which about one half is
due 10 New York merchants. The as
sets are not known.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

lBy Anglo-Amer.all eablo O. me 0-i1,a...i
ROME, December 2G.-lt is stated on
reliable authority that the Pope bias IN
stlucted Archbishop Walsh aud other
visiting Irish prclatcs to adopt a CON
attitude toward the Government
in ireland. The Pope to-day received
Queen Victoria jubilee gift, which Was
presented 10y the Duke Of Norfolk.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27

New YORK, December 26.-To-day
was generally observed rs Christmas by
the business and working people OF New
York and Brooklyn. AL the city and
Federal buildings were closed. Durin5
the day the sky WAS overcast and To-
ward night snow began to fall. The IN
mates OF the iails and charitable institu-
tions of the city were Toasted at the eX-
pense Of the kindly disposed. The
newsboys were royalty feasted as usual.
by charity in public institutions alone
over 10000 people were fed. The day
as "a whole passed very quietly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
mo,iaay In CharIc>tou. =. q.

10y T0I0gIHIH " tH0 TI7INNIIT
CHARLESTON, 5. c., December 90
To-day was generally observed here as
a holiday. The weather is bright, tenn
perature genial and everybody happy.
The banks, exchanges, and public offices
were closed. Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, the
Washington philanthropist, sent a check
for ~, 900 to Mrs. VI. A. Snowden,
president of the Confederate Home, as a
Christmas gift to the institution. The
money will be used for the permanent
endowment of a Corcoran scholarship
of tine Confederate. Home school.